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The Inter-Generational Transmission of Cognitive Abilities in Guatemala

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  • Ma. Cecilia Calderón
  • John Hoddinott

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This paper examines early childhood development (ECD) outcomes and their association with family characteristics, investments, and environmental factors, with particular emphasis on the inter-generational transmission of cognitive abilities. The paper examines the causal relationship between parental cognitive abilities and ECD outcomes of their offspring using a rich data set from rural Guatemala that can account for such unobservable factors. A 10 percent increase in maternal Raven’s scores increase children’s Raven’s scores by 7. 8 percent. A 10 percent increase in maternal reading and vocabulary skills increases children’s score on a standard vocabulary test by 5 percent. Effects are larger for older children, and the impact of maternal cognitive skills is larger than for paternal skills.

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Paper provided by Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department in its series Research Department Publications with number 4722.

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Date of creation: May 2011
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Handle: RePEc:idb:wpaper:4722

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